nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Carolina 5-4 - Recap
Ilya Sorokin stopped 36 of 40 shots fired at him by Carolina, as the Islanders skated to a 5-4 victory Saturday at PNC Arena.
Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as +154 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, Anders Lee, Mike Reilly, and Sebastian Aho each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Aho opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 36 of 40 Carolina shots in the victory.
Carolina got goals from Stefan Noesen, Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and Jaccob Slavin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 23-stop effort from Pyotr Kochetkov in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-3, while the Hurricanes were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 40-28.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Nashville.